Describe Democracy as a Form of Government
The 20th century was marked by an expansion in representative democracy. The United States of America constitutional republic. Social Studies Elementary Third Grade Social Studies 3rd Grade Social Studies Direct democracy and indirect democracy. . Demos the people and kratia power or authority. Democracy is a form of government in which there is popular participation and in which citizens can choose and control directly or indirectly the rulers who represent them. Each adult citizen must have one vote and each vote must have one value. In a democracy there is no centralized power that can dictate what the people can and cant do. Different countries have developed their own unique forms of government incorporating additional resources to meet their sociocultural requirements. Government by the people. There are two main types of democracies. Historically concentrating too much power in the hands of a single...